I Was a Child Prodigy

Chris Ledgard presents a series looking at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies

I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 1

Chris Ledgard looks at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies. He meets Mark Bennet, a vicar who was one of the brightest schoolboy mathematicians of his generation.

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I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 2

Chris Ledgard looks at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies. Jocelyn Lavin shone both academically and musically at primary school, but cannot find a job.

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I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 3

Chris Ledgard looks at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies. Demis Hassabis was once the highest-ranked twelve-year-old chess player in the world.

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I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 4

Chris Ledgard looks at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies. Jonathan Cocking could read Shakespeare and remember long sequences of numbers at the age of three.

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I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 5

Chris Ledgard looks at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies. David Heigham spent years trying to find out why his schooling failed to fully nurture his talents.

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I Was a Child Prodigy

I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 1

I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 2

I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 3

I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 4

I Was a Child Prodigy - Episode 5